Belagerent

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• Front rack suggestions

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 9 hours, 45 minutes

  

  Same. Wish the velo vitality ones were still in stock

  https://www.velovitality.co.uk/collectio­ns/pannier-racks/products/metro-porteur-­steel-front-rack-black

  

• Does anyone know anything about gardening?

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 days, 4 hours

  

  Raise the water butt and use a seep hose but it'll block eventually and you'll need to get another one.

  alt: try shading the plants a bit?

  double alt: try using bigger pots and troughs so they can hold more water/heat up slower. Make sure your troughs/pots have saucers. Try getting unsealed teracotta pots.

  triple alt: you can buy tomatoes and peppers from many shops. If you or your balconymates are from Europe you'll probably find that the tomatoes "don't taste like a REAL tomato" but still.

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 days, 3 hours

  

  Oh yeah looks like exact same thing. Guess if you're desperate for customer service or rapid postage you could do the alpkit but otherwise..

• Lightweight tent recommendations?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 days, 8 hours

  

  https://www.alpkit.com/products/soloist any chat about the new alpkit 1 man tent or their new bivvy bag? Values for money Vs decathlon/Ali express? Don't really know anything about outdoors gear I'm just on the alpkit mailing list (aka I'm the perfect alpkit customer)

• Microadventuring, mini tours etc

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 1 week

  

  Great write up.

  Your sleeping mat looks like it would make mounting the bike tricky. I hope you're limber.

• Carradice Saddlebag

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 weeks

  

  Much easier to access to rummage around for stuff is the main one. Easier to attach to bike too probably (no rubbing etc), don't need to pack carefully, work fine when empty, ready access via side pockets.

  Imo the sausage seatpacks are only better at being lightweight and more stable over sketchy terrain. If you're mostly on roads a carradice will be fine.

  Or just do what most people on here do (self included) and buy whichever will look cooler on your frame.

• Rent Fund UPDATED 14/04 - new parts added

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 2 weeks, 3 days

  

  my brakes arrived, good communication, thanks

• Thoughts on a mini-Tour of Norfolk wanted

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 3 weeks, 3 days

  

  I did this little tour with my friends: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/2549­82/?offset=500#comment14664979

  I would make a trip to Wiveton Hall if its open.

  The sections of the coast path that are bikeable are definitely worth it.

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  in Current Projects • 3 weeks, 6 days

  

  Its a tiagra derailleur yeah. I guess I'll just go looking for any 9 speed shifter then! Thanks. I've got new wheels, new brakes and new tyres but I'm away from the bike for a while so won't be able to work on it so will be anxiously ebaying in the mean time.